| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |